". . . a republic, if you can keep it."
Justin Amash is a new Representative inspired into politics by Ron Paul.
In the wake of waves created by U.S. Rep. Justin Amash’s vote for House Speaker, the West Michigan Republican guided through two rule changes aiming to make legislation easier for the public and Congress to understand.
The rule changes require Congress to include more context with new legislation. Scattered references to old bills, amendments and other changes often make new laws difficult to digest.
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Time to sit down with the studio execs and remind them that you guys are on the same side.
The CIA must still be smarting from its portrayal as torture-happy thugs in the critically acclaimed/declaimed “Zero Dark Thirty.” Not only did acting CIA director Michael Morell take the time to claim that *shock* a Hollywood film took “significant artistic license,” but the agency’s website has published a supposedly myth-busting piece that aims to portray the CIA as a bunch of good guys (and girls) who always play by the rules. I suppose being a secretive agency that’s frequently linked with torture, assassinations, indefinite detention and round-the-clock surveillance isn’t as much fun as it used to be.
It’s a very sparse selection of myths, attached to even sparser “debunkings.” Sadly, the CIA’s debunkings can be easily debunked simply by taking a few quick peeks into the past, along with even briefer peeks into its present actions.
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